List of mayors of Gulfport, Mississippi

This article contains a list of mayors of Gulfport, Mississippi, United States.

List
No. Mayor In office Political party Ref
1 Finley B. Hewes 28 July 1898 – 1899 – [1][2]
2 Spencer S. Bullis 1899 – 1902 – [3]
3 Joseph Ballenger 1902 - 1904 – [4]
4 Henry D. Moore 1905 - 1906 – [5]
5 Joseph W. Thomas 1907 - 1908 – [6]
6 George M. Foote c. 1907 – c. 1916 – [7][8]
7 Joseph W. Thomas 1911 - 1912 – [9]
8 William H. Bouslog 1913 - 1914 – [10]
9 George W. Foote 1915 - 1918 – [11]
Charles H. Haydon c. 1919 – [12]
10 Joseph W. Milner c. 1925 - c. 1948 Democrat [13]
Milton T. "Mitt" Evans 3 Jan 1949 – c. 1950 – [14][15][16][17]
11 R.B. Meadows 1953 - 1969 – [18]
12 Philip W. Shaw March 1971 – May 1973 – [19][20]
13 C.L. Bullock 1973 - 11 January 1975 – [21][22]
Charles L. Walker (acting) January 1975 - 7 March 1975 – [22][23]
14 A.W. "Buzzy" Lang 7 March 1975 - 1977 – [22][23][24]
15 John H. "Jack" Barnett 1977 - 1985 Republican [25][26]
16 Leroy Urie 1985 - 1989 Democrat [26][27]
17 Kincheon Varner "Ken" Combs June 1989 – 1997 Republican [28][29]
18 Robert Short 1997 – June 2001 Republican [17]
19 Ken Combs June 2001 – 7 June 2005 Republican [28]
20 Brent Warr 7 June 2005 – 2009 Republican [30][31][32]
21 George Schloegel 7 June 2009 – 2013 Republican [33]
22 Billy Hewes 2013 – Republican [34]

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  23. Bell, Jimmie (7 Mar 1975). "Lang takes oath of office". Hattiesburg American. Biloxi, Mississippi. Retrieved 11 Aug 2023 – via newspapers.com. Gulfport's 14th mayor A.W. "Buzzy" Lang officially received the oath of office Friday morning before a crowd of nearly 300 in front of the flag-bedecked city hall.
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  26. "Leroy Urie hopes to make the grade". The Sun. Biloxi, Mississippi. 30 Jun 1985. Retrieved 11 Aug 2023 – via newspapers.com. Urie, 54, a three-term Democratic county supervisor, defeated incumbent Republican mayor Jack Barnett in the June 4 general election.
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  29. "Kincheon Varner "Ken" Combs's Obituary on The Sun Herald". The Sun Herald. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  30. "A look back at Brent Warr's history in Gulfport". Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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  33. "Schloegel: Won't seek reelection".
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